Tan Dun’s Water Concerto

Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar

Tan Dun

Water Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra

Maurice Ravel

Rapsodie espagnole

One of the world’s leading composers, Tan Dun wrote that his Water Concerto was inspired by his childhood life along a river: “I transpose memories of beautiful laundry sounds, swimming sounds, water dancing sounds, and water popping sounds.” The Festival’s Principal Percussion Mark Damoulakis will bring water itself into the music using a variety of vessels. You might want to sit a few rows back. Next, Associate Conductor Euan Shields makes his Music Festival debut conducting Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole, a piece inspired by the composer’s Basque heritage that evokes Spain’s sights, sounds, and passions.

Alasdair’s take on the program:

It’s safe to say that in 40 years of concert-going in Sun Valley, there’s never been anything quite like Tan Dun’s Water Concerto. Prepare yourself for an immersive experience!